Control Panel
Our proprietary Control Panel
web based administration system allows you to control your web presence
from a web browser. This virtually eliminates the need for
Novice Users to learn and use FTP and Telnet. The more familiar
interface of the web browser, combined with point and click simplicity,
makes the Control Panel an extremely user-friendly web management
system.
The Control Panel is included
in all accounts. Your Control Panel will be personalized
for you with your domain name and weekly website traffic stats.
To access the one on your domain go to:
http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/monstercontrols
NOTE: Due to the unique security requirement of the administration system
you must have you browser set to allow cookies. This, in conjunction
with a number of hidden verification systems assures you are the
only user allowed to access these features on your domain.
Adding POP (email) accounts:
- Login: Enter the account name here. Example: If you want
"bob@yourdomain.com", just enter "bob" into
the login field.
- Password: Enter the password you would like for that account.
- Directory: Leave this field blank.
Email Redirects
Email Redirects are used to redirect
email from one address to another. For example, you might have sales@yourdomain.com
automatically redirected to your sales person’s personal email address,
and support@yourdomain.com redirected to your support person’s personal
email address, and so on. You may also have redirects set up to
send email to more than one address. For example, you may have all
email addressed to support@yourdomain.com redirected to all of the
members of your support staff.
You may have as many redirects as
you like, and with the Control Panel, setting them up is as simple
as filling in the blanks. Once you've logged into your Control Panel,
select the Email Redirects button from the panel menu.
- Address: Enter the name or title portion of the address only.
For example, sales or info
- Forward To: Enter the FULL valid email address that you
want the email forwarded to. For example, joe@elsewhere.com
(Type carefully. If you make an error the email will be forwarded
to an incorrect email address)
- Also Forward To: If applicable, enter the FULL valid email address
of others you want this email to go to. For example, jack@overthere.com
- Edit: To edit your existing redirects, simply change the
information in the entry fields.
- Add/Edit Redirects: You MUST click this button to Save
your changes.
Things to know:
- If you remove the
default email address, email will only be redirected to the specific
aliases listed. For example, if an email is sent to help@yourdomain.com
and you have not listed "help" as an alias, the email
will not be redirected. You will then need to log into your domain
POP account to retrieve it.
- If you prefer to log
directly into your domain POP account to retrieve email and do not
wish to have any redirected, then simply remove the default email
address.
Simple Autoresponders
Simple autoresponders are used to
send automatic responses to email sent to a specified address in
your domain. For example, you might indicate on your web page that
a visitor should write to prices@yourdomain.com for a current price
list. Then set up an autoresponder with a message listing your prices.
When an email is sent to prices@yourdomain.com, the price list is
sent in response automatically.
You may have as many autoresponders
as you like. To set them up with your Control Panel select the
Simple Autoresponders button from the panel menu.
- Address: Do not add yourdomain.com to this. Enter
only the name or title, such as prices or info.
- Message: Type (or copy/paste) your response message
here.
- View/Edit Autoresponders:
Select this button to view and/or edit existing autoresponder messages.
- Add Autoresponder: You MUST click this button to SAVE your
changes or to add a new autoresponder.
- NOTE: An autoresponder can not have the same name as a POP
account. If you wish to assign an autoresponder to an email account,
you will need to do this through a redirect.
Maillists
Maillists are a very popular way
for people to send and receive information of a particular type.
For example, you might wish to add all of your customers to a mail
list, then notify them all of upcoming sales or specials with just
one email flyer.
To set up Maillists with your Control Panel
select the Maillists button from the panel menu.
- New Maillist: To create a new mail list, select New Maillist and
type in a name for your new maillist. You may name it whatever you
like but do not enter an extension
- Edit Maillist: To edit an existing maillist select Edit Maillist,
then select the maillist you wish to edit from the pop-up menu.
- Delete Maillist: To delete an existing maillist, select Delete
Maillist, then select the list you wish to delete from the pop-up
menu. (Deletions are permanent and cannot be reversed or undone.)
- Add/Edit/Delete: Once you've selected your action, click on this button
to put it into effect.
- Add: If you selected New Maillist you will now have
a page with entry boxes for email addresses. When you are finished
adding addresses to your list be sure to click on the Add to
List button to add your entries to your new list.
- Edit: If you selected to Edit Maillist, the maillist you
chose will now be displayed for you to edit. When you are finished
editing your list be sure to click on the Edit Maillist button to
save your changes.
- Delete: If you selected to Delete Maillist, the maillist
you chose will now be deleted.
Subscribable Maillists
A subscribable maillist is one that
people may join on their own, without the need for you to manually
enter their email address. Subscribable maillists are generally
focused on a particular topic of interest, such as programming,
science fiction, or coin collecting. When one member of the list
sends an email to the list, all members of the list get a copy.
Note: Only
emails of 75KB or less can be sent to the subscribable maillist.
To set up Subscribable Maillists
with your Control Panel select the Subscribable Maillists
button from the panel menu.
- Email Address to
Subscribe: This
is the address people will email to join your list. You need simply
add a note to your web page such as "to subscribe to this maillist
send email to anyname@yourdomain.com". You may
use any name you like, but it should be different than the name
you give the list itself. Enter only the name or title, such
as join or info.
- Name Of Maillist: This may be whatever you like but should not be the
same as the name one must email TO to subscribe.
- Message Subscribers
Receive: This is the message
new subscribers will receive to confirm their subscription.
- View/Edit Subscribable
Maillists: Use this option
to view or edit an existing maillist.
- Edit or Delete: Select the function you wish to perform for a particular
list. Remember, deletions are permanent and cannot be reversed or
undone.
- If you select to Edit
a list, the current message and members of the list will be displayed
for you. You can add or delete members from the list and edit
the confirmation message. When you are finished editing your list
be sure to click on the Edit Subscribable Maillist button
to save your changes.
Password Protect Directories
You may password protect any directory
on your website. You may also use this function to authorize new
users to have access to your directories.
- Directory: This will contain all of the directories you currently
have.
- Authname: If you are protecting a directory for the first time
use Authname to personalize the protection warning. If you are adding
new users Authname is not used.
- Username: Enter username
- Password: Enter password
- Protect Directory: Click this button if you are password protecting a
directory.
- Add Additional
User: Only click
this button if you are adding a new user.
- Show/Delete Users
from Directory: Use this
option to view or edit users.
View Logins: This
function will display all logins to your website.
Edit Website
This function allows you to edit
your website using only your web browser. You will find clear instructions
for use on the control panel. Some of the functions available are:
- View, Edit, Create,
and Delete files and directories
- Browser directories
- Rename files
- Move files
- Upload files
- Set Permissions on
files and directories
- Execute Shell Commands
